Post by Jia Hong on Jun 10, 2010 15:07:25 GMT -8
hw: hamlet- rephrasing 2 themes, 2 motifs.... sparknotes...due asap
reading assignment, lost symbol....q and a...due asap
recent article- brief summary...due mon.
Vocab Notes:
LESSON 13:
adversary- defeat the adversary- opponent; enemy; foe
bequeath- bequeath the family fortune- leave to someone by a will
deplore- i deplore laziness- regret; disapprove of
emaciated- emaciated children in Africa- thin and wasted
furtive- furtive glances- stealthy; sneaky
indolent- indolent couch potato- lazy
miserly- miserly old man- stingy; mean
preclude (before,shut)- preclude the possibility- make possible; eliminate
respite- no time for respite- interval of relief; time for rest
taint- tainted food- contaminate; cause to lose purity
LESSON 14:
adverse- adverse wind/reaction- unfavorable or antagonistic
blasphemy- thou shalt not blaspheme- cursing; irreverence; sacrilege
depravity- depravity of the criminals- corruption; wickedness
embellish- embellish the truth/the dress- adorn; ornament
garrulous- garrulous old men- loquacious; wordy; talkative
induce- sleep inducing pills- persuade; bring about
misnomer-'Indian' was a misnomer- wrong name; incorrect designation
precocious- precocious child- mature
resplendent- resplendent new clothes- dazzling; glorious; brilliant
tantamount- statement tantamount to a confession- equivalent in effect or value
LESSON 15:
advocate- Lincoln advocated the freedom of the slaves- speak or write in favor of
blighted- blighted by the storm- suffering from a disease; destroyed
deprecate- the teacher deprecated the use of slang- express disapproval of
emulate- emulate the tutor- imitate; rival
glutton-gluttony is a deadly sin- one who eats too much
inert- remain inert in bed- inactive; lacking power to move
mitigate- mitigate his anger- appease; moderate; lessen
predator- predators of the jungle-creature that eats another animal
restraint- show some restraint- moderation of self-control
temper- temper your temper- moderate; tone down or restrain
LESSON 16:
aesthetic- aesthetic value- pertaining to a send of the beautiful
bolster- bolster the argument with facts- support; prop up
deride- people derided noah- scoff at
endorse- endorse the candidate/the check- approve; support
gratify- she felt gratified by the praise- to please
infamous- OJ's infamous trials- notoriously bad
mock- mock the teacher- ridicule; imitate, often in derision
predecessor- clinton's predecessor- former occupant of a post
reticence- reticence of the suspect- reserve; uncommunicativeness
tenacity- tenacity of the detective- firmness; persistence